In the Disney cartoon Sleeping Beauty, three fairies bestow gifts upon a newborn child to help and benefit her during her life. I have thought about the three gifts that the fairies chose to give the child deeming them as blessings. In the end, I have to disagree with the three gifts the fairies share. The only useful one is the last one to counteract the spell the child was placed under. If I were to have a child, what gifts or talents would I want that child to possess? Continue reading →

If I were still working with the youth, I would use the study of this talk for a lesson or activity. If anyone asked my opinion about what our youth need, especially our young women, I would reply a healthy perspective on self-esteem. What it is and what it isn’t. Continue reading →